The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-29
PRONOUNCED FALSE.

first thought they had taken it but after
wards it wss found in little box in the
bureau.
PRONOUNCED FALSE.
The statement that said my wife and
myself were in the front room when Mrs,
swearingen came to the front door is ut.
terly false. I never said got off the train
that day at Golfers; in that talk with
McCloud didn't say Mrs. Swesriueen's
boy had goggles on. McCloud asked If /
hadn't examined the bodies; never told
any one about pumping q tub OF water,
but might have said something about two
buckets Of water; have no recollection OF
talking in jail about the friendliness OF
Mrs. Baker; did say something about
three tramps coming to Clifton and going
to the brick yard at New Cumberland and
that the description OF two Of them corres-
pended with that Of two of tho men
to whom the house was rented; said
nothing about Albert Lee being at Nc
Wha's or being guilty OF the murder,
nor WAS anything said about the
bonds; he asked me, though, If I
knew OF box with false bottom and I
replied that had never eeen it; never
made use Of the expression to Dan Swear.
engen as McCloud testified; the way thai
occurred was: Swearengen came into isil
and offered to shake hands with him:
mo-" he said, II can't shake, you muir.
dered my aunt and cousin and II nv wife
had got in the house that day she might
have been killed, too" told him in an.
swer I was sorry he had anything in for
me, but some day he would be sorry and
apologize for what he said; did not saw to
McCloud that tho shoes under the bed
killed my theory that the murder was
committed at night: { Oliver Lees state.
ment that I was rubbing my pants in Jail
is false; 1t was utterly impossible for him
to see into the jail, as the Sheriff had GOV.
cred the window completely. 49,
HAD NO COUPON.
Duck Johnson's story about me going
West and trying to raise money on a con.
pom is false from beginning to end. I was
not in Steubenville that Sunday; went
west Wednesday, October. 6. ~ IA
Here Baker gave an account OF his
every movement from the Sunday proceed.
ing his departure until his leaving on the
Panhandle train No. l, on October 6. 55l2
Regarding Mrs. Weaver talking with
me about my wifs's property, l might have
said something about her will; no refer
ence was made 10 my wife grieyinp over
the death OF the baby and being In bad
health. spoke OF our intention Of going
away on visit; don't remember
distinctly what was ,said about the
will knew nothing about this will until
my vile wrote to me- once say.
ing she ought to make her will, She
never hated to do anything 80 bad in her
lifoi she spoke OF requests, among others
500 to be distributed by missionary
named Glenn; wrote her that instead of
giving the money to Glenn she ought to
give 1t to the Holidays Cove Presbyterian
church she next wrote that the will WAS
made and in the game letter said thu
PROPERTY Was distributed as follows, $500
to Holidays Cove church as long as it
remained church, and should it become
disorganiasd the money to go to the in.
digent students at the Western Theologi-
cal Seminary $3.50 to her mother; $500 to
Eliza Jane Swearengen, 6 nsmeaake; 5000
TO Robert Lee, her nephew, and 81 900 to
myself her mother was named as ex.
ecutrix and was to have the use Of the
money Tree Tor one year. ~ Z. (.
NEVER SAW TIE WILL.
I meyer saw this will and never heard
my wife talk Of it but one day when we
were in steubenville settling funeral ex.
penses Of Georgia Bosls; Mra, McWha
then said she would have to change hor
will, and my vile said hera wa now no
good never put the will in kitchen stove
and saw it burn. Regarding the talk with
Evan Hindman about his son teaching
near Gross Creek and my hanging around
q year Tor SID, 900, there was little some.
thing passed did say I could make more
money in the West; he said, "Now, as
your mother.in:law is old and likely to
die soon, you had better stay around here
and LOOK alter them;n answered that
might do;5 supposed some time my
wife would inherit 5000 or 5000;
peYer knew that Mra. McWha was
worth more than $1,000 or 1000 at most
tshe never owned all those bonds the
statement Of Mrs. Swearingen that during
atvo days visit by her to the? McWha